Fedora Scientific spin aims to create a Fedora desktop based spin which will have a generic toolset for Linux users whose profession/studies involve scientific research. The spin aims to be directly under the umbrella of the [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/SciTech Fedora Science and Technology SIG].

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Fedora Scientific spin aims to create a Fedora desktop based spin which will have a generic tool set for Linux users whose profession/studies involve scientific research. The spin aims to be directly under the umbrella of the [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/SciTech Fedora Science and Technology SIG].

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* Name: [[user:amitksaha| Amit Saha]]

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I am a long-term Linux user and have been into full-time scientific research for the past 3 years now. Everytime I have to do a

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I am a long-term Linux user and have been into full-time scientific research for the past 3 years now. Every time I have to do a fresh-install of Linux (not so frequently, of course), I have to download a bunch of tools which I use regularly. For example, gnuplot, xfig, LaTex compilers, numpy, etc. Say hello to Fedora-Scientific. The idea is to create a Fedora spin based on the Fedora KDE Desktop, but having additional tools which most researchers will use.

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fresh-install of Linux (not so frequently, ofcourse), I have to download a bunch of tools which I use regularly. For example, gnuplot, xfig, LaTex compilers, numpy, etc. Say hello to Fedora-Scientific. The idea is to create a Fedora spin based on the default Fedora GNOME Desktop, but having additional tools which most researchers will use.

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Although the motivation for such a spin is purely "scratching my own itch", but I won't be wrong in stating that a significant percentage of Fedora users will be involved in scientific research use a number of numerical libraries, tools and libraries in their daily work. Pulling all those packages everytime a fresh install of Fedora is done is time consuming and redundant.

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Although the motivation for such a spin is purely "scratching my own itch", but I won't be wrong in stating that a significant percentage of Fedora users will be involved in scientific research use a number of numerical libraries, tools and libraries in their daily work. Pulling all those packages every time a fresh install of Fedora is done is time consuming and redundant.

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Moving beyond Fedora users, such a spin will definitely attract new or seasoned Linux users who feels the need to have some the scientific software that he/she uses to be already insalled.

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Moving beyond Fedora users, such a spin will definitely attract new or seasoned Linux users who feels the need to have some the scientific software that he/she uses to be already installed.

I discussed this idea on mailing lists and the CLUG folks showed a lot of +1s to the idea ([http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux/2011-July/030331.html Thread]). As was pointed out to me (which I didn't think before!), Fedora Scientific will be complimentary to the relatively more stable, RHEL based, Scientific Linux, as Fedora will cater to a similar audience, but giving the users more bleeding edge software experience.

I discussed this idea on mailing lists and the CLUG folks showed a lot of +1s to the idea ([http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux/2011-July/030331.html Thread]). As was pointed out to me (which I didn't think before!), Fedora Scientific will be complimentary to the relatively more stable, RHEL based, Scientific Linux, as Fedora will cater to a similar audience, but giving the users more bleeding edge software experience.

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[https://bitbucket.org/amitksaha/custom_linux/src/fe51366fa5d9/fedora-livedvd-scientific.ks Current version of the Kickstart file] (Updated on August 7, 2011)

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* ISO name: Fedora-$release-$arch-Live-Scientific

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This spin will be based on the Fedora destkop spin. In addition, a number of tools and libraries for scientific research is included. I have decided upon the current set of applications based on my own experience and some discussions on mailing lists, notable the Canberra Linux Users Group. (as pointed out earlier).

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This spin will be based on the Fedora KDE spin. A number of tools and libraries for scientific research is included. I have decided upon the current set of applications based on my own experience and some discussions on mailing lists, notable the Canberra Linux Users Group (as pointed out earlier).

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The current set of packages include a IDE, tools and libraries for programming in C, C++, Python, Java and R. Also included alongwith are libraries for parallel computing such as the OpenMPI and OpenMP. Tools for typesetting, writing and publishing are included. Scientific computing libraries and tools such as the GNU Scientific Library, SciPy, Octave, Maxima are also shipped in this spin.

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The current set of packages include an IDE, tools and libraries for programming in C, C++, Python, Java and R. Also included along with are libraries for parallel computing such as the OpenMPI and OpenMP. Tools for typesetting, writing and publishing are included. Scientific computing libraries and tools such as the GNU Scientific Library, SciPy, Octave, Maxima are also shipped in this spin.

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A detailed list of all packages can be seen from the kickstart file. To see some discussions/thoughts/decisions and to add your own, please visit the [[Talk:Scientific_Spin]] page

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A detailed list of all packages can be seen from the kickstart file. To see some discussions/thoughts/decisions and to add your own, please visit the [[Talk:Scientific_Spin]] page. The ISO stands at about ~2.2 G.

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[[Scientific_Packages_List]] contains a list of all the packages with a brief description of their functionality.(In Progress)

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The current set of packages are provided from the Fedora 15 repository for my tests and the ISO stands at ~1.6 Gigs. I am currently using it on my Desktop and after installation takes about ~6 gigs of disk space. Since Fedora 15 is stable, so is Fedora Scientific!

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(NB: As of now, the Rawhide repository is far from being stable and I hence I have refrained from using it for my testing.)

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Fedora for Researchers in Science and Engineering

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''Open Source Scientific Computing'' (tentative)

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Fedora Scientific Spin brings together the open source scientific and numerical tools used in research along with the goodness of the Fedora KDE desktop. These tools range from libraries such as the GNU Scientific library, the SciPy libraries, tools like Octave and xfig to typesetting tools like Kile and graphics programs such as Inkscape. Fedora Scientific Spin aims to prevent the need to re-install your favorite scientific packages every time you re-install Linux.

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Fedora Scientific is available as a Live DVD download - via torrent or direct download. A LiveDVD is an operating system that is executed upon boot, without installation on a hard drive. A desktop icon can be used to install the OS if wanted. Once you have the ISO, you can either create a Bootable [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB USB stick] or burn it to a [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Burning_ISO_images_to_disc/ DVD].

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Since this spin aims be under the umbrella of the Fedora SciTech SIG, I aim to use the communication channels for the SIG as support group for this spin as well:

General help is available in irc channel #fedora-science on irc.freenode.net.

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For help using IRC, please visit the Fedora IRC [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/IRCHowTo how-to]

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Users and developers are also available on the [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/scitech Fedora Scitech List]

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General help with Fedora is available on the Fedora users' mailing list at [users@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users]. For guidance on how to interact on Fedora mailing lists, please review the [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines Fedora Mailing List Guidelines].

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'''Help via Forums'''

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Helpful forums can be found at:[http://fedoraforum.org Fedora Forums]

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Sometimes you may encounter an issue with this spin that you can get help with using general Fedora support resources. A list of those resources is available at the Fedora [https://fedoraproject.org/get-help 'Get Help'] page.

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Spin Name

Scientific Spin

Summary

Fedora Scientific spin aims to create a Fedora desktop based spin which will have a generic tool set for Linux users whose profession/studies involve scientific research. The spin aims to be directly under the umbrella of the Fedora Science and Technology SIG.

Owner(s)

Detailed Description

I am a long-term Linux user and have been into full-time scientific research for the past 3 years now. Every time I have to do a fresh-install of Linux (not so frequently, of course), I have to download a bunch of tools which I use regularly. For example, gnuplot, xfig, LaTex compilers, numpy, etc. Say hello to Fedora-Scientific. The idea is to create a Fedora spin based on the Fedora KDE Desktop, but having additional tools which most researchers will use.

Benefit to Fedora

Although the motivation for such a spin is purely "scratching my own itch", but I won't be wrong in stating that a significant percentage of Fedora users will be involved in scientific research use a number of numerical libraries, tools and libraries in their daily work. Pulling all those packages every time a fresh install of Fedora is done is time consuming and redundant.

Moving beyond Fedora users, such a spin will definitely attract new or seasoned Linux users who feels the need to have some the scientific software that he/she uses to be already installed.

I discussed this idea on mailing lists and the CLUG folks showed a lot of +1s to the idea (Thread). As was pointed out to me (which I didn't think before!), Fedora Scientific will be complimentary to the relatively more stable, RHEL based, Scientific Linux, as Fedora will cater to a similar audience, but giving the users more bleeding edge software experience.

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ISO Name / FS Label

ISO name: Fedora-$release-$arch-Live-Scientific

FS-Label: Fedora-$release-$arch-Scientific

Dependencies

Fedora KDE Spin

Scope / Testing

This spin will be based on the Fedora KDE spin. A number of tools and libraries for scientific research is included. I have decided upon the current set of applications based on my own experience and some discussions on mailing lists, notable the Canberra Linux Users Group (as pointed out earlier).

The current set of packages include an IDE, tools and libraries for programming in C, C++, Python, Java and R. Also included along with are libraries for parallel computing such as the OpenMPI and OpenMP. Tools for typesetting, writing and publishing are included. Scientific computing libraries and tools such as the GNU Scientific Library, SciPy, Octave, Maxima are also shipped in this spin.

A detailed list of all packages can be seen from the kickstart file. To see some discussions/thoughts/decisions and to add your own, please visit the Talk:Scientific_Spin page. The ISO stands at about ~2.2 G.

Scientific_Packages_List contains a list of all the packages with a brief description of their functionality.(In Progress)

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Slogan

Open Source Scientific Computing (tentative)

Spin description

Fedora Scientific Spin brings together the open source scientific and numerical tools used in research along with the goodness of the Fedora KDE desktop. These tools range from libraries such as the GNU Scientific library, the SciPy libraries, tools like Octave and xfig to typesetting tools like Kile and graphics programs such as Inkscape. Fedora Scientific Spin aims to prevent the need to re-install your favorite scientific packages every time you re-install Linux.

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Fedora Scientific is available as a Live DVD download - via torrent or direct download. A LiveDVD is an operating system that is executed upon boot, without installation on a hard drive. A desktop icon can be used to install the OS if wanted. Once you have the ISO, you can either create a Bootable USB stick or burn it to a DVD.

Support tab

Need Help using Fedora Scientific?

Help via Chat

General help is available in irc channel #fedora-science on irc.freenode.net.

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